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The environment of ageing

¹Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, UK.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences

|February 14, 1998

Summary

This study explores housing challenges for an aging population, highlighting diverse needs and the importance of home. Further research is crucial for informed policy on housing, care costs, and health links.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Environmental Health
Sociology

Background:

The housing environment for an aging population presents numerous unanswered questions.
Key issues include the changing demographic profile of older adults and the significance of 'home'.
Growing disparities in living standards and the increasing prevalence of dementia, minority groups, and single-person households complicate housing provision.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss key issues in housing and the environment for an aging population.
To examine the current situation, its reasonableness, and identify research needs for policy and practice.
To explore the importance of home, housing types, later-life moves, and links between housing and health.

Main Methods:

A review and discussion of key issues concerning housing for an aging population.
Focus on three aspects for each issue: current situation, reasonableness, and research needs.
Emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach using quantitative and qualitative techniques.

Main Results:

Significant changes in tenure patterns, including increased owner occupation and decreased social housing, present challenges.
While advantages/disadvantages of mainstream and specialized housing are known, their balance and retirement communities require more research.
Limited understanding exists regarding decision-making processes for older adults moving homes and the specific housing needs of diverse aging groups.

Conclusions:

More research is needed on enabling older adults to remain in their homes and the associated costs for carers and society.
Further investigation into the balance of housing types and retirement communities is essential.
Research on the links between housing, health (temperature, mortality, morbidity, homelessness, accidents), and services is critical for planning and design.

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